Najjer

Well if the averages aren't changing until all teams have done 4H 4A..... on a 9+ average??

What a shambles indeed. Why should clubs have to wait until all teams have completed their fixtures? I notice that Lewis Kerr is on his new average achieved from Scunthorpe presumably instead of the one he joined Poole on. We can expect to see Tungate back in for Kerr or Heeps I expect then in June in a bid to try and make the play offs.

So have I missed something or is the Somerset preview wrong for Friday? It shows us on our original starting averages and not with our new 4H 4A averages. This means it shows Grajczonek top of the averages when it should actually be Hougaard if the new averages were in place? That's one of the only criticisms with the Oak Tree Arena - the home straight terracing would be better if it a lot closer to the track, but it's hardly make or break.

Not sure how we have been let down - see Drews post which sums up the majority of our feelings! How are they clueless? Think they are probably one of the most switched promotions in the whole of British Soeedway. Sure they get some things wrong, but even Lord Ford manages that! You appear to have a chip on your shoulder but don't really explain why, other than stamping your feet and saying I'm not going anymore....

Not to mention the team managers!!

Anyone who doesn't think our new team is stronger is having a laugh. There is no doubt with Lawson we are much stronger - especially if Tungate comes back in for Kerr too. That's basically the way I saw it in my previous post - as like I said using the new averages it'll total just over 46.00. Seems strange that it hasn't had BSPA approval yet though when we've been issued new averages as of today, so who knows! Would be very harsh on Kerr as he seems pretty solid, but seems madness to let Tungate get a new average and then bin him off, if we don't plan to bring him back.

They can't be on like for like when converting from 2nd division to 1st division in this instance, would take our team limit to 46 points otherwise using the new averages. Unless the changes have been made using the old averages and built to 50.00 with Lawson replacing Tungate effectively.... which would scupper any plans to reintroduce Tungate I would of thought. All speculation for now until the redeclared team is confirmed and we know what averages have been used and to what limit.

Another reason why I don't think he will be staying out of the side for too long....

You must have at least 2 people to have come through the National League. Somerset now have 4 I believe in Charles Wright, Cameron Heeps, Richard Lawson and Lewis Kerr.

My point exactly - we could end up with Tungate and Allen at reserve by the end of May. I can't believe for one minute that Heeps has been preferred over Tungate on a long term basis and is just an in fill for this weekends fixtures until Wright and Hougaards averages drop.

See my earlier post - That is the only explanation I can think of.

Think it's been done before. Didn't Scunthorpe do it before? Is there a rule preventing it? Almost seems too much of a coindence. I'm majorly surprised Tungate was able to complete his 4H 4A if weren't planning on hanging onto him. I haven't looked at the figures and don't know what Heeps has been signed on, but something seems abit fishy to me. Rye house away this weekend which Heeps rode all of last season. That will also see Hougaard and Wright complete their required matches too which are both going to drop. We then go to Swindon on bank holiday... now who piled up the points at reserve for Swindon last season? Hmmmm! If it is allowed and the averages work, could of been an absolute blinder that by the Somerset promotion. Give over. We've been about 2 or 3 points, which has usually been through engine failures or falls whilst winning, from changing our 3 home losses to home wins. Crowds have been good, racing has been even better, there is no way we should of hung around in the 2nd tier after clearing up last year again, to have a local derby with Peterborough!

I assume as the press release says subject to BSPA approval, as our 8th match was at Wolves last Monday our new averages take effect from today - therefore it must be using the new averages.

Strange decision to drop Tungate now when he has just achieved a new average. I can only assume without doing the numbers that he will be reintroduced into the side for Heeps once Hougaard and Wright achieve their new averages? Bringing in Lawson is a good move though and should strengthen the top end of the side up.

Was well rumoured last week, so I'd assume so. I'm not certain of our new averages but I would assume that Kerr could slot straight in for Graversen under 42.00 points quite comfortably.

Think that sums things up nicely.

For our first season in "the big time" I don't really give two hoots what we do away from home. Winning at home though has to be a minimum requirement. The racing this season has been second to none and the best for many a year that I can remember. With a change to the team line up, we should start winning at home i would fancy. It'd be amazing if we could make the play offs but not sure that'll happen.

Teams can be redeclared up until 42.00.

Wolverhampton rode at Somerset last Friday with only 4 of their usual side available.

I wasn't at the Leicester cup match, but for the visits of Poole, Swindon and Wolves plenty of cars have been in the second car park especially on Good Friday which has to be the biggest crowd ever for a league match at Somerset. Just to put that into perspective I can't recall over the past couple of seasons for a standard league meeting ever being in the second car park so crowds are without doubt up. Poole, Swindon and Wolves are all relatively 'close' which helps too with additional away fans attending. As has been said, i really hope crowds don't start to drop because of some loses - and I have no doubt the Somerset promotion will do everything within their power to ensure that doesn't happen. They've never been afraid to be ruthless with regards team changes in the past and I don't see that stopping now. I'd agree with that. I love watching speedway in general, but it'd never have the same appeal to me if it wasn't following my team. I'd take a standard meeting watching Somerset over watching a GP at Cardiff just for the hell of it with no team to follow, any night of the week....

Struggling to disagree with any of that. I see the troll is back.....

Quite possibly yep - although it'd be harsh on Graversen who has more than done his job whilst Starke has looked very poor in the last couple of weeks. I'd more than welcome the idea of Bridger though. Can be abit of an idiot but think he would be brilliant at home.

No Bjerre or Cook, Somerset would be foolish to allow this one to be changed now. Just more poor fixture planning as a situation like that should never occur.

I get the feeling it will be left that Hougaard will be our number 1 for the remainder of the season (or Josh averages depending) and that we will use whatever points are available after our final meeting away to Wolves Monday to replace Starke with. I hope we get a thrashing to allow us extra points to play with as we are only about 2 points under the limit at the moment, so not exactly season changing just yet.

I thought the same. He was pretty garbage for Plymouth last season but has come on leaps and bounds from what I saw last night. Has been banging in some good scores this year too.